good morning. so glad to have you with us. i'm christi paul in cnn headquarters in atlanta. it's 5:00 on the east coast. >> it's 4:00 a.m. here in ferguson, missouri. i'm victor blackwell. >> good morning. we would like to welcome our viewer around the u.s. and the world. we want to start with breaking news out of ferguson. victor, what do you know?

>> reporter: police in ferguson used smoke, canisters and teargas after shootings. the top security officer on the scene says the show of force amid protests was triggered by a gunman who walked into the street near a barbecue restaurant. he says authorities first deployed smoke canisters to push the crowd back. listen. >> we had a report of a shooting victim near ray's barbecue. as they approached, they did deploy teargas at red's barbecue at that point. that was the first canister there, in an effort to move back and get to the shooting victim. also, a police car at that location was shot at. >> captain ron johnson there,

saying authorities clamped down in response to the shooting, not the curfew violations. seven people we know were arrested that had to do with the curfews. the alleged shooter, as we understand it, has not been found. the victim, though, is in critical condition? victor? >> reporter: that's right. and this curfew was scheduled to go from midnight until 5:00 a.m. local time. less than an hour set to expire now. and the streets of ferguson are quiet for now. there's a crowd behind me. probably 15 -- actually much smaller now. five to ten demonstrators, protesters from across the police department. >> we know missouri's governor issued the overnight clampdown and declared a state of emergency, too, yesterday, which was, of course, the weak mark to that white officer with the ferguson police department, who fatally shot an unarmed black teenager. michael brown's killing, as you

know, sparked protests. and the incidents of looting, too, victor. >> yeah. early this morning, demonstrators marching against the curfew. they raised their arms into the air. and the chant we heard, hands up, don't shoot, symbolic of what brown was doing before he was killed. a silent protest happened earlier outside of the police station right behind me here. >> we know also, a brown family lawyer announced, high-profile pathologist michael bautin will conduct an autopsy on the teenager. searching for justice in this killing. and you want to talk to cnn producer, steve kassenbaum here. he witnessed the mayhem this morning, right? >> he's been out both nights, several nights here, as things

have transpired. he's with us now. steve, give us an idea of what you saw here. is the reports that the teargas and the smoke was used. of course, the shooting. what do you know? tell us what you saw, what you heard. >> so, as the curfew approached -- we should state first off that the demonstration, the last night, was much smaller than it had been in previous nights, partially because it was raining. and partially because a lot of the local residents, after the looting took place, said enough was enough. we need to restore normal here. it was a smaller crowd that was out on the streets in ferguson. as the curfew approached, community activists and leaders went through the crowd and said, it's time to come home. we'll come back tomorrow. and the overwhelming majority of people did leave. but as the curfew approached, the remaining demonstrators did sort of situate themselves at one end of the avenue, while police and the media were at the

other end. and there wasn't much action there for a while, when the midnight hour came. but then, we saw the riot police suiting up. they put on their helmets. they put on their gas masks, they're riot gear. some of them had assault rifles with them. and we also saw the armored vehicles moving in. and we knew something was about to happen. and they started approaching the demonstrators. they shot off canisters of smoke. gave them warnings about facing arrest, risking arrest. the crowd that surged forward towards the police, and that's when they pushed back even further and harder. and we now know that's when they fired teargas in an attempt to get to this barbecue establishment, where they had a report of an individual that he had shot. people that were defiant of the

curfew told us they did hear the gunshot. they did see a man with a gun in the crowd amongst them. and they did see a victim, who was also a protester. they confirmed that the shooting was amongst a protester and the victim. the gunman was a protester, and so was the victim. so, they corroborate what police were telling us. >> reporter: of course, we're waiting to get more information about the condition of the shooting victim. thanks to steve kassenbaum for giving us that firsthand account. we're in a time period where we're using the term protester. no guarantee that everyone we're seeing here is protesting the shooting of mike brown. are they coming simply because they are trying to start the trouble that we're seeing? let's bring in my colleague,

anna cabrera. she's been in ferguson covering the unrest after michael brown's shooting death. there was that news conference early in the afternoon yesterday, in which captain johnson said, he's not going to bring out the truck, not going to bring out the teargas, to enforce the curfew. now, we talked about the gases. but we saw those trucks out last night, in response to the group that was defying the curfew. >> that was a result of the fact that they had to get to somebody who had been shot and critically injured. and he, in the press conference at least, said they really had no other option. and that he regretted they had to use some force deploying that teargas and that smoke. but of course, we heard that press conference also yesterday afternoon, in which the governor came out and talked about the need for answers, the need for transparency. and he would be demanding

expediency in the investigation. but in order to get justice, we have to have peace. and that was the reasoning behind this curfew, that was to go from midnight until 5:00 a.m. we haven't hit 5:00 a.m. i've seen a few protesters in the vicinity of where we are this morning. they are being peaceful. i want you to listen to what else the governor had to say, as he addressed the nation at his news conference yesterday. >> the tragedy shooting death of michael brown one week ago today, and the events that followed, left a family grieving the loss of a son, an entire world looking for answers and justice. well, the past several days i've heard from the people of ferguson. i've heard their anger about injustice and intimidation. i've seen the sadness of a mother who won't see her son again. and a nation, struggling to teach their kids to trust among

so much strife. >> and along those lines, he said this is really a test. and last night would be that first test about finding that happy medium. the ability for protesters to hear, make their voices heard. but also to make sure that it's not done in a way that is preventing the investigation from moving forward. and he says, you know, this is a test of whether a community, any community, can break a cycle of fear, distrust and violence and replace them with peace, strength and ultimately justice. and i think that's something that this community can all agree upon. that people are wanting and seeking here, victor. >> absolutely. ana cabrera. we've got more than 45 minutes left in the curfew here. and as i said at the top, probably about half-dozen protesters across from the ferguson police department right behind me. they've been here the entire

time that we have. but you know, the state officials, county officials, the st. louis city police, they're in control of this area. and although there is a car right there at the police department, effectively, the city police can't do anything about the security situation. even the protesters defying the curfew in their own city, in front of their police department. so, they're still here. and every time someone drives by they put their hands up and shout out, hands up, don't shoot. we'll continue to follow the situation here. >> victor, thank you so very much. we have to talk about the fighting going on right now. it's raging in northern iraq. we have a cnn crew on the ground in that area. u.s. and kurdish forces are trying to take back iraq's biggest dam from terrorists. and police say this couple, not only kidnapped two amish girls but harmed them in another way, as well.

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northern iraq right now. kurdish troops we know are battling i.s.i.s. militants now. our cnn crew on the ground has heard explosions. they've seen smoke, mortar and rocket fire. u.s. war planes and armed drones are pounding i.s.i.s. targets. and anna is joining us by phone. tell us what you have been seeing. >> reporter: we've been with the special forces the last several hours. and they have been taking this ground operation against militants, pushing them back further and further. when we arrived, there was heavy artillery several miles. there was smoke on the horizon.

artillery, rockets being fired. and there was the u.s. planes and iraqi jets flying over. we could hear them flying over us. they have managed to really push i.s.i.s. back, in the spread of a couple of hours. and i.s.i.s. is putting up quite a fight. there's loud explosions from where they were based. as they were treated, they were laying tnt explosive on the side of the road, as well as the buildings. really dragging the forces into the township to fight. we understand there's been a number of casualties. they were blowing up these buildings as forces were approaching. obviously, one of the -- certainly an effective one.

however, i.s.i.s. militants pushing back. and now, they're holding their line as they now go in and clear the roads. i.e.d.s, explosives, mines. that's what special forces are looking for at the moment. >> we talked for a couple of weeks about the fact that they've had this dam in their possession. i.s.i.s. has. and they haven't used it to cause any harm at this point. but this is obviously a delicate mission. you don't want to compromise that dam in any way. is there any indication that i.s.i.s. may get so desperate if they start to close in on them, that they would do something to that dam that would compromise its integrity. >> that is the risk. we know that the u.s. conducted air strikes around mosul dam. not the facility itself. but around the dam.

targeting militant positions and effectively wiped out many of them. that's what we're hearing from u.s. central command. but that is a real risk because we understand that there are 400 militants that are surrounding the dam, who have seized the dam, as well as the 100 between us and the dam. where we are, we can see the lake. mosul lake. and that flows into mosul dam. they have to push through those layers, if you like, before they get to the dam. the dam is still some 25 kilometers from where we are. as far as the strategic importance of that dam, it's the largest hydroelectric dam in the country. it provides power for mosul and baghdad. there's concerns about its

stability. the foundations of the dam are not stable. that's from the u.s. military as well as independent civil engineers who studied this over the years. it has to have reinforcements on the foundation. there's concern that if it's not maintained, it could burst or break, and there would be a tsunami that would take out mosul. the figure was 30 feet of water that would hit mosul and on to baghdad further down. the water that would reach baghdad is like five meters. we're talking about wiping a cities and townships, people. it would be an absolute disaster. that's if they don't maintain it. they could blow it up. that is a real possibility, as well, if they decide to use it as a weapon. >> i just wondered, if they get

desperate enough, as you said, kurdish forces do seem to have a periphery there around them. anna, thank you so much. we appreciate it. as she said, this dam is 31 miles north of mosul. and there's estimates that it could be a 60-foot wall of water that would be unleashed and flow all the way to baghdad. we're continuing to watch that, as well. and we'll talk about it throughout the next couple of hours. let's talk about another story that a lot of people are paying attention to. rick perry. he is furious about the abuse of power charges against him. and he's promising to fight back. let me get this straight... [ female voice ] yes? lactaid® is 100% real milk? right. real milk. but it won't cause me discomfort. exactly, because it's milk without the lactose. and it tastes? it's real milk! come on, would i lie about this? [ female announcer ] lactaid. 100% real milk. no discomfort. come on, would i lie about this? frommy family and is to love ice cream. however some of us can't enjoy it without discomfort. so we use lactaid® ice cream.

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texas governor rick perry is calling his indictment for abuse of power politically motivated. and he's not backing down. he's accused of forcing an official that oversees an agency to resign after she was arrested on a drunk driving charge. >> i intend to fight against those who would erode our state's constitution and laws, purely for political purposes. and i intend to win. >> reporter: the corruption charges stem from a complaint filed by texans for public justice. the indictment accuses rick

perry of threatening to veto $7.5 million in funding for a integrity unit. a special prosecutor says he wanted the district county attorney who runs the unit, to resign. >> we filed a complaint. the governor sometimes acts like a bully. and he was trying to bully the travis county d.a. into giving up her job. >> reporter: perry's attorney says the indictment is a political abuse of the court system. the calls for perry to resign, some of his supporters are speaking out. senator ted cruz of texas, said i'm proud to stand with rick perry. a criminal indictment predicated on the exercise of constitutional authority is on its face, highly suspect. lindbergh was convicted of drunk driving in 2013 while in office. based on the drunk driving in charges against lindbergh, he was exercising his discretion. >> given that information.

and given that choice again, that is exactly what i would do. >> reporter: as for the case itself, prosecutors say they will go forward with their task. i'm mary maloney, reporting. >> we'll keep you updated on that. investigators now say the two amish girls abducted wednesday were sexually abused while they were held. a couple has been arrested. you see them here, charged with kidnapping and being held without bond, by the way. the sisters were abducted from a farm stand in front of the family's home, near the canadian border. they were set free about 24 hours later. and turned out that a house 15 miles from where they were taken. we want to get you back to the lead story this morning, as well. ferguson, under curfew until 6:00 this morning. victor is there. only 35 minutes left. what does it look like now? >> calm now. quiet where i am. no more looting overnight.

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29 minutes past the hour. i know it's early. but i'm grateful you're keeping me company here. i'm christi paul. five things for you to know this morning as we get you started. 30 minutes left until a state-imposed curfew in ferguson, missouri. it's been far from quiet. seven people have been arrested, with police using smoke canisters as crowds gathered in defiance of that curfew. ultimately, police say they had to use teargas to get to a shooting victim at a local barbecue restaurant. the suspect is not in custody. number two, fierce fighting, raging in northern iraq right now, as they fight for control of the country's biggest dam. from the air, u.s. war planes and drones have been pounding targets on the ground. kurdish troops are battling on the ground. a kurdish official says i.s.i.s. fires are putting explosives

around buildings and blowing them up. pro-russian rebels threatening to launch a counteroffensive against ukrainian forces. the separatists have more than 100 armored vehicles, 30 tanks and 1,200 fighters who allegedly have been trained in russia. the remarks come in the wake of the ukrainian military taking key territory from rebels. president obama will be back in washington today, taking a couple of days' break from his vacation in martha's vineyard. the reasons for his return, not exactly clear. he is expected to hold several meetings. and iraq is one of the top topics on the table. number five, words likely intended for china and north korea. pope francis told asia's communist nations, not to fear christians. the comments come during the first papal visit to south korea in more than two decades.

yesterday, nearly 1 million catholics, look at this, greeted the pope for mass, in downtown seoul. what a sight. back to our top story now. police in ferguson, missouri, used smoke canisters and then tear gas, in response to a shooting early this morning, just minutes into a five-hour curfew. victor, obviously, is there. the top security officials on the scene said a squad car was fired on. captain ron johnson said authorities did clamp down on protesters in response to that shooting. not the curfew violations. seven people were arrested, though the alleged shooter was not arrested. i believe the shooter is still on the loose. that victim is a male in critical condition. is that what you heard, victor? >> yes. a male in critical condition, that shooting victim.

that curfew was scheduled to go midnight to 5:00 a.m. we're about 30 minutes from the expiration of the curfew. and there's people protesting peacefully behind me, a half-dozen or so. and missouri's governor, jay nixon, issued this clampdown saturday, a week after a white officer fatally shot an unarmed black teenager. his name is michael brown. and the killing has sparked protests and incidents of looting early this morning and yesterday. demonstrators raise their arms into the air. we've seen it all week. saying hands up, don't shoot. and some witnesses say that position, with hands up, is what brown did moments before he was killed. >> we should mention, victor, that yesterday, a browns family lawyer, hire e a pathologist to

autopsy on his body. >> the people here are trying to get information about the concern here. the shooting, why did the office every feel it was necessary to fire the fatal shots that killed 18-year-old michael brown. but there had been questions about the response. first, from ferguson police, now from the missouri highway patrol. and yesterday, during the contentious news conference, we spoke with ana cabrera about a few moments ago. the top -- i won't call it the top cop, the man in charge of security here, captain ron johnson, here with security, made a response from the troopers in his department. and listen to the promise yesterday. >> tonight, we will enforce that curfew. we won't enforce it with trucks. we won't enforce it with teargas. we'll communicate.

>> so, they started with communication, with the announcement that requested to please disburse. but now, listen to captain johnson, early this morning, a description of what happened overnight. >> we got a report of a shooting victim near the barbecue. as they approached, they did deploy teargas at red's barbecue at that point. that was the first canister deployed was there, in an effort to move back and get to the shooting victim. a police car was shot at. >> you heard the captain describe the use of smoke and teargas. let's talk about the investigation and the response. let's bring in cnn law

enforcement analyst, tom fuentes. let's start with what we saw last night. was it a mistake, initially, to make that promise, that we heard from captain johnson? >> no. good morning, victor. what captain johnson was trying to do, for the last demeanor -- trying to do, is reduce the level of tension. to make it as minimally confrontational as possible, for the protesters. and really, to give the protesters the opportunity to peacefully be out there. and exercise their first amendment rights to assemble and demonstrate freedom of speech. and you know, he attempted to do that and say we're going to have a kinder and gentler response than the first couple nights of this whole incident. what happens the night before last, you have hooligans come out and loot those stores. and the police took it too far the other way. now, the police stand by and watch. that's unacceptable, also. they need to prevent violence.

they need to act when a criminal act is taking place right in front of their face. my worry was to come to ferguson, the police will let you take whatever they want out of the stores. you can have at it because the police are afraid to act. i worried that what would happen last night, ended up partially happening. we have two groups of people out here, at the minimum, who -- you have one group of peaceful protesters from the community, who are paying homage to michael brown, who want the facts, who want justice, in their mind, to take place. and then, you just have the normal, after-midnight clientele -- these hooligans. they tried to put away the heavy weaponry, the trucks, the tear gas and everything. and last night, they ended up in a situation, they had no

alternative. and they brought them back out. >> i think it's important that we identify those two groups because that's something i've been battling with. we lump everyone into the group of protesters. and some people here, and in many situations, are just agitators and come up just to create that relationship, which is difficult to separate from the people who are peacefully protesting. let's talk about the investigation into the shooting now. the family has hired an independent pathologist to do an autopsy on michael brown. give us an idea of what we're going to learn from that report. >> eventually, these reports are going to take some time. the toxicology reports, what was in his blood. had he consumed alcohol or medication or drugs or anything like that. that will take four to six weeks to come. the initial autopsy reports will

show, first of all, we want to know in the first shot, what happened at that car between officer wilson and brown, right at the police vehicle. and the first part of this will be, if wilson shot him point-blank, if they're wrestling for the gun, as some reports have said. a gunfired that close to a person, is going to have muzzle blast out of the barrel. that will be scorched into the clothing and body of a victim that's shot very closely. now, the other shots that will be the rest of the autopsy, what occurred afterward, which are entry founds. was he shot in the back. was he shot from the front. all aspects of the autopsies will be geared at the shots, frankly, what killed brown, what was his condition at the time of the incident? and again, that first shot is also very important. the allegation that there was a

wrestling match with a gun. or at least the officer shot him right in the doorway of that squad. that will show on brown's body. >> tom, christi paul here. and i have a question about something you brought up about the looters. a lot of people are angry about the thought. i was hearing that looters were coming out of stores carrying boxes and merchandise up to their chins. the store shelves are completely disarrayed. there's glass all over the place. and the officers stood there and did nothing. can those business owners sue law enforcement for inaction? >> well, that's a good question. i think that would be a difficult case to make. but when you have a situation like the night before, where essentially the police say, if you want your business protected, you have to do it yourself. and we see store owners coming out with long-barrel weapons of their own. this is the united states. this is why we have professional police officers, with training and discipline, to react to

these situations. we don't tell people, you're on your own. the other long-term aspect. and this is something for the community leaders to talk about, if those store owners have reason to be fearful they shouldn't stay in town, and other investors say, i better stay out of ferguson because the bad guys can do whatever they want, if those businesses leave, the long-term economic good for that town is going to be horrible. the financial base, the tax base with businesses. you have people living in that community that probably don't have cars. they need to be able to walk to the corner convenient store to get the basics of life sometimes. and if those businesses pull out, that's going to have a major bad impact on that community. and that's why we have law enforcement. and that's why judgments are made by businessmen of where they want to open their business. and often times, it's based on, is that a safe place to do it? and what we saw two nights ago,

is ferguson is not a safe place to invest. that's a bad message to go out. >> those are not protesters. nose are criminals. >> those are not protesters. i was a street cop, working night and day at times. these are the norm al clientele. they are looting in ferguson or gang-banging in another part of the county, that's what these guys do all night long. the police face that every day. they are not paying homage to michael brown. >> amen. tom fuentes, we appreciate you so much. and victor, you, as well. victor is live in ferguson. we're going to go back to him in a little bit. thank you, gentlemen. let's talk about nascar. they're ushering in new rules following the crash involving tony stewart. and we're learning about the month leading up to robin

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you know about the deadly racetrack incident a week ago.

it's forcing nascar to change the rules now. it's aimed at keeping tempers cool and drivers alive, obviously. tony stewart demonstrates the problem, getting out of his car to confront a driver in the middle of a race. alexander field has the story. >> reporter: the death of a dirt track racer, kevin ward jr., is changing the game at racing's highest level. we became used to seeing drivers get out of the car to confront other drivers. it's considered entertainment value. but nascar says no more. >> safety first right now. >> reporter: a new rule says drivers must stay in their cars unless they're in immediate danger. nascar says that's always been their recommendations. what is to stop drivers now? >> previously, it was a guideline, a policy, here's how we want to do this kind of thing. now, nascar has put a little teeth into it. if you get out of the car,

unless the car's on fire, we're going to sanction you. we're going to penalize you with a suspension, a points penalty or fine or some combination thereof. >> reporter: the decision made less than a week after nascar great tony stewart hit and killed a 20-year-old driver who walked across this track in upstate new york. ward, pointing his finger and seemingly shouting at stewart, after he was pushed up against a wall mid race. stewart hasn't raced since. >> he's grieving. made the decision he's not ready to get in the race car. we'll take it week-by-week. >> reporter: the crash that killed ward is still under investigation. investigators say they haven't found any evidence of criminal intent. >> just a question of what was going through tony stewart's mind. if this is truly an accident, there would be no crime at all. >> reporter: ward's father said this was the first time his son got out of a car during a race. he tells the paper, quote, apparently tony stewart was the

only one driving out there who didn't see him. the new rule only applies to nascar races. but other racing organizations are expected to follow suit. as for the penalty for getting out of the car, nascar says that will be decided on a case-by-case basis. >> alexandra field, thank you so much. it's been almost a week since we learned about the death of robin williams. his family has been private in their grief, expectedly, as you can assume. but they're releasing some new information now about the months leading up to his suicide.

do i just stand here like an object? no. you do an eclectic celebration of a dance. you do fosse, fosse, fosse. or michael kidd, miked kidd. or madonna. madon madonna. >> one of the many iconic scenes from robin williams' long career. the actor's family and close friends arrived in san francisco yesterday for a private memorial service. and his widow has publicly released new details about the months that led up to his death. cnn entertainment correspondent,

nichelle turner tells us about it. >> his widow revealed he was in materially stages of parkinson's disease when he died. he was sober but struggling with depression and anxiety. the diagnosis of this illness, was, quote, an additional fear and burden in his life. according to the same source, because williams used cycling and exercise to manage his depression, the prospect that the illness would prevent him from doing that was extremely upsetting, adding to his depression. williams' wife said, quote, it is our hope, in the wake of robin's tragic passing that others will find the strength to seek the care and support they need, to treat whatever battles they're facing so they may feel less afraid. michael j. fox reacted on twitter saying, stunned to learn robin had p.d. pretty sure his support for our

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good sunday morning to you. a wet morning for you if you are waking up in portions of kentucky, paducah, all the way over to louisville. we will be watching some pretty strong showers and storms pushing in your direction. those will continue to march to the east, as we head into the next couple of hours. be on the lookout for those.

in the meantime, we are going to see some warm air pushing in. we do have some warm, moist air pulling in from the gulf of mexico, in combination with this cold front that's on the move. and that is going to mean some scattered storms possible for portions of the south, especially areas like the florida panhandle. however, the area for severe weather today is actually going to be in the northern plains. anywhere from minot to bismarck, pierre, rapid city. those areas we're going to see the possibility of severe weather. that jet stream is going to be riding high to the north over the next couple of days. a ridge of high pressure is going to be in play. and that is going to be in the possibility of some very, very warm temperatures as we roll into the beginning, especially the middle part of the week. and so, we're going to be looking at temperatures in the mid-90s by wednesday in atlanta, with your average temperature should be at 88. when you factor in the humidity, those temperatures are going to feel much warmer.

jacksonville, your temperatures are going to hit almost triple-digits by wednesday, 97 degrees. charlotte, the same for you. memphis, you'll be in the mid-90s by tuesday. and the temperatures backing off a little bit by wednesday. and look at this, as we head over to the deep south. dallas, triple-digits tuesday and wednesday. hitting that century mark 101 on tuesday. 100 degrees on wednesday. oklahoma city, same for you. triple-digits monday and tuesday. so, summer is not over yet. a lot >> a lot of cities in the south feeling the heat of course. it's summer, this is where we should be. >> once the kids go back to school you kind of feel like oh, shouldn't this be winding down? >> i know. on the school bus it's so hot out there. >> i know. thank you so much. thank you for starting your morning with us. the next hour of your "new day" starts right now. >> we're happy to be y